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Walled City Of Derry

Rugby Tours To Derry

Rugby Tours to Derry also known as Londonderry, is a city on the River Foyle in Northern Ireland.

The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name Daire modern Irish: Doire meaning “oak grove”.  In 1613, the city was granted a royal charter by King James I and gained the “London” prefix to reflect the funding of its construction by the London guilds.  While the city is more usually known colloquially as Derry, Londonderry is also commonly used and remains the legal name.

It’s known for the intact 17th century Derry’s Walls with 7 gates.

Within the walls, spired St. Columb’s Cathedral displays artefacts from the 1688 to 1689 Siege of Derry.

Huge stained glass windows adorn the Neo Gothic red sandstone Guildhall and if you are lucky enough to get tour guide Gerry also known as Gerry from Derry you are in for a real treat.

Near the Peace Bridge, the Tower Museum has city views and historical exhibits.  On the other side of the Peace Bridge you will find the Walled City Brewery where you will find a great feast waiting for you.

The city has come a long way from the time of The Troubles and has grown into a vibrant multi cultural city with races from all over the world settling into the city.

Rugby is located in the city with City Of Derry Rugby Club.  Here they provide teams from senior all the way down to minis with great craic afterwards.

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Our Popular Inclusions for a Rugby Tour to Derry

  • Attend an Intensive Training Session with coaches from Ulster Rugby at a local rugby club.
  • Watch a Guinness Pro14 fixture.
  • Pop into the Museum of Free Derry a history museum with multi-media exhibits on the region’s civil rights movement & early conflict era.
  • Climb the Tower Museum opened in 1992, the museum offers regional history exhibits along with an open-air viewing platform.
  • A guided tour around the Guildhall of Derry fascinating piece of local history.
  • Eat and drink at the Walled City Brewery enjoy a guided tour of its premises.
  • Stand at the Bloody Sunday Monument a solemn day in the city’s history.
  • Hop along to the Siege Museum a permanent display of the history of the Siege of Londonderry and of the Associated Clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
  • Spend a great day out at Creggan Country Park participating in outdoor events.
  • Walk with your guide on a guided tour along the Derry Walls and learn about the history of its existence.
  • Take a moment to call at St. Eugene’s Cathedral Restored gothic style Catholic cathedral open since 1873 with a 256-foot spire
  • Call at St. Columb’s Cathedral Planter’s Gothic-style Church of Ireland cathedral that was constructed between 1633 and 1776.
  • Feel the atmosphere at a Gaelic Football or Hurling match.
  • Coasteering for a real adrenalin rush, hours of outright fun with team mates.
  • Explore The Gobbins a coastal trek along the base of Islandmagee with sea only feet below you.
  • Seep farming at its best when you visit Jamese McCloy at his farm to meet his best friends.
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Train with Ulster Rugby

Attend a Intensive Training Session with coaches from Ulster Rugby let them improve you game, skills and player’s abilities.

The sessions here are very good and a lot of teams comment on how good they are.

Of course it’s all down to the coach giving the session and the Ulster staff that do them are very good indeed.

Teams take on a lot what is taught to them and this is shown in their results when they get home, such as winning their State Championships.

It’s all down to our training sessions and the coaches we provide.

Creggan Country Park

Enjoy a day out at Creggan Country Park for a wide range of outdoor activities, from orienteering to kayaking, team bonding at its best.

The centre is equipped with fully qualified instructors.

They will be able to go through all the basics with you if you are a beginner or novice, you’re in safe hands.

For those who would like a bit more action, paintball is available and all the boys love that.

Bring an old fashioned picnic with you and enjoy the delightful countryside around you.

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Derry City Walls

Derry Walls

Listen to a fascinating guided tour along the Derry City Walls and listen to the old and the new history of Derry.

Derry has become a cosmopolitan and vibrant city.

You will hear some of the most interesting stories regarding the troubles and the political struggles.

The guides tell their stories of the city with such pride and passion because as they say this is my home, my city and I love her.

Everything is put into their presentation and you will leave Derry with every word etched into your memory.

Walled City Brewery

After a long day pop into the Walled City Brewery for some nourishment and maybe a liquid sample of its wares behind the bar.

A guided tour could also be arranged for those who would like to see how they make their own Craft Beer.

Rugby Tours to Derry say visiting here is a must just to sample their own beer and Whiskey’s.

As a new restaurant and brewery to the city, it’s proving very popular and getting lots of good reviews for it’s cuisine and craft beers.

So, after a long walk along the walls cross the Peace Bridge and a short 2 minute walk and you are there.

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Derry GAA

It’s down to Celtic Park for the Derry GAA supporters in both the hurling and football.

Derry are not known for their hurling powers but do excel in the football.

The senior football team won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1993, six National League titles and seven Ulster Championships.

The Derry faithful are always behind their team even when the chips are down. So, why not a trip with your team to watch these players play.

Let us not forget they are amateurs but train like professional sportsmen.

Everything is put into their presentation and you will leave Derry with every word etched into your memory.

Coasteering

Causeway Coasteering brings you a sport of raw adrenaline.  This sport involves cliff jumping, bouldering, climbing, belly flopping, clambering and using our rugged coastline as an adventure playground.

However, coasteering is much more than that.  For many the opportunity to uniquely experience our beautiful shallow coastal caves, hidden coves and little islands around our rugged coastline is the highlight of their coasteering adventure.

Naturally, all the trained local guides ensure you get the very most out of your time, safely.

For this sport make sure you can swim and are pretty fit as you will be on the go the whole time & a great way to really bond with your fellow team mates.

Do you have what it takes to JUMP?

The Gobbins

The Gobbins

The Gobbins is a cliff-face path at Islandmagee, County Antrim on the Causeway Coastal Route.

It runs across bridges, past caves and through a tunnel along The Gobbins cliffs.  These cliffs are recognised for their rich birdlife, important geology and notable species and was created by an Irish railway engineer called Berkeley Deane Wise.

He designed and built the path as a tourist attraction for the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Company.

First opened to the public in 1902 with visitors paying 6d (£2 in today’s rate) to enjoy a ‘perfect marvel of engineering’.

The Gobbins drew worldwide acclaim, with newspapers declaring that ‘the varied beauty of this cliff path baffles all description’.

Glenshane Country Farm

Jamese McCloy keeps approximately 250+ sheep with 400 lambs and a little poultry coop which is based next to his viewing gallery with a few hens & ducks.

The farm is home to some unique flora and fauna and its location affords views right down to Lough Neagh taking in numerous counties.  While being based high in the Sperrins you can see Slieve Gallion, the Mournes and Slemish Mountain where our Patron Saint of Ireland Saint Patrick shepherded as a young man.

The skill of working with sheepdogs and sheep farming is a family tradition and Jamese is the 4th generation of his family to live and work these lands on the Glenshane and continue this way of life.

He trains his dogs from the puppy stage so as to create a special bond and trust that he believes speaks for itself when seen while he’s working.  This is a chance to be welcomed on to a genuine authentic Irish working farm and to be part of something that will slow down the pace and tap into emotions and feelings that will give you a rooted feeling that you can say to yourself “this is Ireland”.

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